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July 11, 2018Comments Off on Russia wins Macro World Cup – Bank of America

Russia has retained its top position among developing nations, according to analysts at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Moscow is reducing its indebtedness, which makes it the leader among the largest emerging markets (GEM-10). Read more “While not through to the semi-finals of the World Cup, Russia wins the Macro Cup among our GEM-10 grouping of the biggest EMs in ...

July 11, 2018Comments Off on 15 Amazing Sculptures From All Around The World

Practically every city has its very own creative sculptures, normally tucked along roads or city squares. A few of them are quite regular, others can be exceptionally attractive. To save you some journeys across the globe, we bring together a list of one of the most imaginative sculptures and also statuaries located throughout the world. Some are old, some are ...

July 11, 2018Comments Off on France’s Macron will meet Putin at time of World Cup final – French official

Emmanuel Macron will have a meeting with Vladimir Putin when the French president attends the FIFA World Cup finals in Russia, Reuters said citing a French official. Signals of a possible meeting have also been coming from Kremlin sources on Wednesday. Macron watched the French team beat Belgium in St. Petersburg on Tuesday. The match for the champion title will ...

July 11, 2018Comments Off on India's economy overtakes France to become sixth largest in the world

India has become the world’s sixth-biggest economy, pushing France to seventh place, according to recent data from the World Bank. Read more The country’s gross domestic product (GDP) surged to $ 2.597 trillion at the end of 2017, compared to France’s $ 2.582 trillion. India has doubled its GDP in the last ten years, but with 1.34 billion people – ...

July 8, 2018Comments Off on UK officials show contempt for what voters love by ditching World Cup in Russia – John Pilger

Award-winning journalist and filmmaker John Pilger has blasted British politicians for refusing to attend World Cup matches in Russia, as the national team makes a historic run in the tournament. “Not a single UK official was in the stadium to see England’s magnificent win v Sweden,” Pilger, whose documentary work earned him many prestigious awards, including multiple BAFTA honors, tweeted ...

July 7, 2018Comments Off on 'Can Croatia do what Hillary couldn't?' Amusing replies to journalist's World Cup tweet

As Croatia faced Russia in a World Cup game, a journalist pondered whether Croatia could do what Hillary Clinton couldn’t – beat Russia. Twitterati responded with answers that had nothing to do with baseless collusion claims. Taking to Twitter on Saturday, Huffington Post journalist Matt Fuller shared a thought with his audience. “Excited to see if Croatia can do what ...

July 6, 2018Comments Off on Moscow welcomes Macron’s decision to visit World Cup in Russia

The Kremlin welcomes the fact that French President Emmanuel Macron will arrive in Russia for the football World Cup, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists. “We are happy that the French president will come,” Peskov told RIA news agency. Earlier, Macron promised to attend the championship if the French national team reached the semifinals. “If the French team passes ...

July 2, 2018Comments Off on Cheaper than ever for England fans to watch their team play in Russia World Cup

Research from Post Office Travel Money has found that British fans travelling to Russia for the World Cup will benefit from sterling’s strength against the ruble. They will see their cash stretch further as currency fluctuations help to bring down the costs, the study suggested. England fans will get the equivalent of £66 ($ 86) more cash on a £500 ...

June 30, 2018Comments Off on ‘We choose for whom we wear stockings’: Petition slams ‘whores’ story on Russian women at World Cup

A petition has been launched demanding an apology from the tabloid newspaper that published a controversial article, describing Russian women as ‘whores’ for flirting with foreign fans during the World Cup. More than 37,000 people signed the petition, which calls for an apology from the Moskovskiy Komsomolets newspaper, which earlier published a provocative piece titled “The time of whores: Russian ...